Chapter 827: Emperor, let’s get along

Zhejiang, Hangzhou.

Under the West Lake Fore Tower, a press conference is about to be held.

The organizer is the Zhejiang Governor's Office, and the co-organizer is the Zhejiang Censor's Office and the Hangzhou Prefectural Office.

The main content of the press conference was to inform the officials and gentry of Hangzhou City about a bizarre tomb robbery case that occurred recently in Haining, Jiaxing.

Tomb robbery is a common case, why is it bizarre?

There are two reasons.

First, the owner of the tomb robber is Chen Ge Lao, the late Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion and the Minister of Rites.

Second, after being excavated and counted on the spot by the yamen runners and Chen's family, they found that the tomb robbers only stole the remains of Chen Ge Lao from the coffin, and the rest of the burial gold, silver and jade artifacts were not taken away.

Since ancient times, tomb robbers have only been able to draw treasures in the tombs. Why do we only steal corpses instead of gold and silver today?

With the identity of the tomb owner, this tomb robbery case immediately became the No. 1 major case of Zhejiang Censorate and reported to the Governor's Office.

After receiving the case report, Zhejiang Governor Wang Danwang attached great importance to it and personally approved the document and ordered relevant units to thoroughly investigate the case.

Why does Wang Futai attach importance to it?

The reason is that there have been rumors among the people that Mr. Chen and the current emperor are father and son, and this rumor also led to major changes in the capital two years ago, which led to a series of recurrences in the political situation in the court later.

Although the emperor went to Tailing to clarify the rumors by dropping blood to test his relatives, there were still many ignorant and ignorant people who believed in the rumors.

As the first person to the Mutual Aid Association, Wang Futai once went to the capital to attend the meeting of the princes and ministers to discuss politics. The news learned through various channels showed that the emperor's visit to the tomb was not as simple as the later report of the imperial court.

Therefore, if the stolen Chen Ge Lao's tomb is exploited by someone who is interested, it will definitely cause irreparable consequences to the court and the emperor, and may even lead to a new round of chaos and cause huge losses to the country.

In view of this, Wang Futai immediately decided to suppress the case and did not report it as soon as possible.

However, this case has spread throughout Zhejiang Province. Even if the province suppressed the case and did not report it to the capital, the people have already started a national discussion about the emperor's life experience.

Public opinion even spread to surrounding provinces, and many officials in Zhejiang's officialdom believed that Chen Ge Lao's tomb was stolen by no means accidental, but inevitable.

Where must it be?

Have a clear idea in your heart, and you cannot express it in words.

Faced with such a situation, all Wang Futai, who took office, could do is to suppress the case quickly, thereby minimizing the impact of the case.

After the incident, in addition to the rapid intervention of Haining, Jiaxing also sent a capable working group to Haining, and the inspectors in the provincial capital Hangzhou also sent people to Haining to investigate overnight.

It is said that Cheng De, the general of the Eight Banners in Hangzhou, also secretly sent people to Haining.

It can be seen from this that Haining's tomb robbery case really touched the hearts of everyone in the Zhejiang officialdom.

However, after checking for several months, no progress has been made.

This case became the number one unsolved case in Zhejiang this year.

In addition to the public's discussion, the official level deliberately downplayed the case and gradually withdrew from the officials' attention.

However, just a few days ago, a document from the governor's yamen surprised Zhejiang governor Qingge, Censor Bai Weixin and other officials.

It turned out that the governor who had always wanted to suppress the case suddenly changed his attitude and said that the case of Chen Ge Lao's tomb stolen has attracted great attention in Zhejiang, so it is necessary for the government to hold a press conference to inform the case in detail to the gentry and the people.

This can minimize the public's self-speculation and make a powerful counterattack on related rumors.

As the highest military and political officer of a province, the governor will say whatever he says.

Therefore, in accordance with the request of the governor, Bai Weixin began to prepare for the so-called press conference.

This incident has once again sparked a big discussion about the stolen Chen Ge’s tomb. The officials, gentry and people in Hangzhou were waiting for the press conference with their heads raised.

With great expectations, the press conference was held as scheduled, located next to Fengta, West Lake.

This place is equivalent to a landmark in Hangzhou.

Because there were too many officials, gentry and people coming, the Hangzhou prefect's yamen had to draw troops to maintain order.

But those who can really enter the press conference are the well-known officials and gentry in Hangzhou, and most of the people are watching the fun outside.

There is still a while before the press conference.

The governor who was drinking tea in the Feng Tower looked at the Hangzhou officials and gentry that were already full of Hangzhou, and could not help but nodded slightly, and said to the accompanying governor Qingge: "Informing officials and gentry publicly to the important affairs of the court, local government, and the relevant case is actually an innovation in my Zhejiang, and it is also a reform of the old customs by my Zhejiang officials and gentry. It can be said that this time, our Zhejiang is ahead of the country."

What can Lord Gong say? He can only continue to echo and praise Lord Futai's wisdom.

Lord Futai said a few points about the precautions for the press conference. At this time, a staff member came over to ask for instructions and said that the officials and gentry had almost arrived, and they were all ready before, whether the press conference could be held.

"Open it."

Lord Futai and Lord Gong stood up and came outside the tower. Not far away, Lord Bai Weixin from the Censorate was discussing the manuscript with the staff.

Because the case report will be handled by him, the top leader of the Censorate Department.

The arrival of the governor and governor made the officials and gentry at the venue stand up together.

The Futai Lord greeted the officials and gentry without getting tired of it, and even anyone who was this person or that person could call out, which made the officials and gentry feel very friendly.

Little do you know that the Futai Lord even has many families.

The press conference officially began. Lord Futai and the governor took a seat on the stage. The inspector asked Lord Bai to come on stage with some discomfort and read the manuscripts prepared by the staff in his hand in public.

Since Lord Bai is from Guangxi, his accent is very awkward, and the officials and gentry below are very interesting.

Soon, Lord Bai's case report ended, but the officials and gentry below frowned, and many people were whispering because the official notice of the Censor was not in the official notice of Lord Bai.

It is who stole Chen Ge Lao's body and where it was stolen. What is the connection between this case and the capital thousands of miles away?

However, if the government doesn’t talk about these issues, who dares to ask?

At this time, a juren in his thirties stood up with courage and asked Lord Bai who was sorting out the notice: "Sir, when was the tomb of the late Grand Secretary Chen Ge Lao stolen?"

"Hmm? This question. Yes."

Lord Bai was stunned and subconsciously turned the manuscript in his hand over and over, as if he was reading something, but he did not answer for a long time.

Seeing this, the governor next to him frowned slightly, and took a pen to write a line of small characters and ordered the staff to hand it to Mr. Bai.

It says: "Just tell the truth."

Seeing the Governor's note, Lord Bai then coughed and replied to the juren: "Based on-site inspections, as well as confessions from the Chen family and local villagers, it was initially concluded that the tomb of Chen Ge Lao was stolen from the end of the 39th year of Qianlong to the beginning of the 40th year of Qianlong."

The officials and gentlemen in the audience were in an uproar after hearing this. It turned out that the tomb was stolen two years ago.

The juren said very strangely: "Since Chen Ge Lao's tomb has been stolen for more than two years, why hasn't anyone discovered it for a long time?"

"This matter cannot be answered by me."

Lord Bai’s answer was not an official voice, but in fact, the responsibility for this matter lies with the Chen family.

If the people do not procure, the officials do not investigate.

Your Chen family did not find out until a year after the tomb was stolen, and then reported it to the official, and the responsibility would not be attributed to the government.

The juren seemed to understand this joint, so he asked again what other losses were in the tomb besides the remains of Grand Secretary Chen.

"According to my understanding, there should be no."

Lord Bai answered quite yes.

After hearing this, the juren couldn't help but wonder: "That is, the tomb robber only stole the body of Grand Secretary Chen?"

Lord Bai hesitated for a moment and nodded, "So you can say that."

Unexpectedly, the juren asked: "Sir, it is now rumored that the current emperor is the son of Chen Ge Lao. The emperor went to visit the tomb of the late emperor Tai Mausoleum to clarify the rumors. If the student remembers correctly, the time when the emperor visited the tomb of Tai Mausoleum was shortly after Chen Ge Lao's tomb was stolen. In this way, can it be said that there is a relationship between the two?"

As soon as these words came out, the entire venue was exploding, and they all changed color.

Lord Bai also felt a stern in his heart and blurted out that Juren: "Which unit is from you!"

Without waiting for the Juren to reply, he ordered the staff: "This person disturbed the venue and was arrogant and acted. He quickly drove him out!"

"Yeah!"

Several staff members of the Censorate quickly stepped forward and dragged the juren out.

The Juren was still dissatisfied and struggled to shout: "With the yamen holding an open press conference, the people of course have the right to know and the right to ask questions. I am a Juren, so you can't treat me like this."

Just in front of hundreds of officials and gentry, the officer was forcibly dragged away, which made everyone present stunned, and then all the officials and gentry were in their hearts.

Is the emperor really the son of Mr. Chen?!

Some people even think that the current emperor is probably the one who steals the remains of Mr. Chen. The reason is that the emperor must not let the people of the world know that he is not the son of the late emperor.

Then it is speculated that there may be someone else in the underground palace of Tailing

Seeing the officials and gentry full of doubts, the governor Qingge quickly stood up and said, "Everyone, today's press conference is over. If you have any questions, you can submit a post to the governor and the supervisory commission according to the procedures. The staff will reply to you within seven days."

The press conference ended here.

However, there was a hint of strangeness in the eyes of the governor. After the crowd at the scene was exposed, the governor met the juren who dared to ask questions in public again in the Feng Tower.

"grown ups!"

Song An hurriedly wanted to salute Futai, but was stopped by Futai Lord. He looked at him carefully, showed a satisfied expression, and nodded, "The magistrate of Dongyang has been hit by the wind, and the position of county magistrate is now vacant. This tutor will recommend you to the Ministry of Personnel."

"Thank you sir!"

Song An was overjoyed and was quietly taken out by the staff with his sincere gratitude to Lord Futai.

Another person flashed from the compartment, Wan Hui, the deputy general of Zhejiang Green Camp, the confidant of Lord Futai.

After glanced at the deputy general indifferently, a cold look flashed in Wang Futai's eyes: "You will send someone to closely monitor the whole city. Cheng De's every move will be known as soon as possible."

"Yeah!"

Wanhui clasped his fists and responded.

Inside the tower, only the Lord of Taiwan looked at the extremely calm West Lake under the spring breeze.

The capital, the Palace of Peaceful Heart.

Yuan Shoutong, the secretary of military affairs, with a sad face, said to the emperor with a gray face: "I have been searching the inside and outside the Ministry of Internal Affairs several times but have never found a full map. There is no way to draw a picture based on my impression. The emperor should use it."
Chapter completed!